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In some senses, stang is marked as archaic, obsolete, slang, historical, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
replaced, used
VERB + STANG
circles
noun
A forked ritual staff.
The stang represents the horned god and the masculine force of nature. Much like the wand or athame, the stang is used for raising or directing power[…]
In more common (and private) Wiccan circles, the stang is replaced by the athame (black handled knife) and the cauldron replaced with the chalice but its^([sic]) pretty much /whatever works for you/.
A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake.
Gripping the stang, she peered / At ghostly trees. Bus stopped. Bus disappeared.
In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch.
These fields were intermingled with woods of half a stang,*... (with the corresponding footnote: "An old word for a perch, sixteen feet and a half. These small woods were therefore eight feet and a quarter.")
verb
To shoot with pain, to sting.
To spear; to sting.
noun
Short for Mustang, a brand of automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company.
The stang represents the horned god and the masculine force of nature. Much like the wand or athame, the stang is used for raising or directing power[…]
WiktionaryIn more common (and private) Wiccan circles, the stang is replaced by the athame (black handled knife) and the cauldron replaced with the chalice but its^([sic]) pretty much /whatever works for you/.
WiktionaryThese stangs can be used as natural altars in outdoor rituals or simply as walking staffs.
Wiktionaryi Register
In some senses, stang is marked as archaic, obsolete, slang, historical, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.